Completed Competitive Grant

Transferring biological control technology to Iowa strawberry growers

Project ID: 1996-77

Abstract

Growers receive nearly $3.5 million gross income from strawberry production in Iowa. Substitution of environmentally friendly, natural products and biological controls for the current chemical-intensive growing approaches will be critical to the expansion of strawberry production in Iowa.

Lead investigator: Donald Lewis, ISU Entomology, et al

Year of grant completion: 2001

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management, Fruit and vegetables, Market research and feasibility studies

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